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Taiwan Will Try New Approach To Joining United Nations
in response to reader comment: Taiwan is not qualified to join the United Nations

Submitted by victor, Mar 6, 2008 12:55

Have you ever heard of a state/territory/unit/whatever you want to call it seceding from another ? You know, the concept that a new separate country is formed from within the previous? If it is accepted that Taiwan was never a separate country, fine. What if it wants to break away? Is that not possible? Then what about all the countries that HAVE done this? Can a country not secede because there hasn't been bloodshed? Is that the requirement then?

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In truth, Taiwan is not qualified to join the United Nations. The simplest reason is that "There is no country... [MORE]

Roger C. S. Lin 

Aug 15, 2007 02:19

Have you ever heard of a state/territory/unit/whatever you want to call it seceding from another ? You know, the concept...

victor 

Mar 6, 2008 12:55

Taiwan just like Tibet is definitely not part of China. China has been trying to roadblock Taiwan participating in any... [MORE]

daskin 

Jul 27, 2007 00:12

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